This dance video from GoNoodle is perfectly ridiculous. Your kids will love following the simple dance moves – if they can stop laughing long enough to follow along!
Then check out the accompanying worksheet to learn some fun facts about the different body parts used in the video.
Another scavenger hunt from Primary Playground that you can do at home with zero prep work.
Do you have some colourful ball pit balls at home? Try this super simple game from Frugal Fun 4 Boys. All you need are ball pit balls in different colours, some coloured paper in the same colours (or white paper that you can colour on), and a bunch of containers, such as laundry baskets, buckets, large plastic bins, bowls or pots (they don’t all need to be the same size or type).
Label each basket or bin with a coloured paper and group them together at one end of the room. Then give your child the ball pit balls and let them practice their colour matching and gross motor skills by attempting to toss each coloured ball in the correct basket. You can even assign the baskets point-values if you’d like to keep score.
Get your kids up, dancing and laughing along to this amazing video by children’s entertainer Dantastic Productions. Before starting the video, help your kids collect the thing they will need: a cuddly toy, a noise-maker (such as a shaker, musical instrument, or pot and spoon), and something to wave (such as a scarf, tea towel or ribbon). Then, join Dantastic and Cheeky Monkey on an interactive, magical, musical adventure!
Get your kids up and moving with this quick and simple Wake Up Workout video from GoNoodle. Don’t worry that your child may not be able to perfectly execute every move. The important thing is to get them up and moving, and having fun!
Help your child practice their numbers with this great Maths Water Balloon Toss game from Primary Playground. Use some chalk to draw numbers 1-10 (or whichever numbers your child is learning to recognise) onto your driveway, patio or the pavement outside your house. Draw a circle around each number (tip: make the circles large and spaced well apart to help your child aim). Then give your child water balloons or a sponge and water bucket, call out a number, and have them toss the balloon/sponge to see if they can hit the right number!
Get your child excited for lunch by dancing along to this fun Lunchtime Rap from GoNoodle.
This game requires 2 or more paper plates, 1 or more cardboard tubes from a roll of kitchen roll, and some scissors. You might also choose to use hot glue and/or some paint.
Cut a hole in the centre of a paper plate (1 for each of your cardboard tubes) that is just large enough to slide the end of the cardboard tube through it. This is to stabilise the tube and help it remain standing. Alternatively, you can use a bit of hot glue to attach the cardboard tube to the centre of the plate, or cut the end of the tube like a fan and tape it down to the floor without a plate.
Depending on your paper plates, you may want to get your kids involved at this point. They can paint/decorate the remaining plates that will be the colourful ‘rings’ for tossing. When their artistic endeavours have dried, cut the centre out of each plate, so that only the rim remains.
Now let the games begin! Teach your child how to throw the rings frisbee-style and try to get them to land on the cardboard tubes.
Photo courtesy of From ABCs to ACTs.
Help your child renew their enthusiasm for their book collection with this literary scavenger hunt from Primary Playground.
Get your kids up, dancing and laughing along to this amazing video by children’s entertainer Dantastic Productions. Before starting the video, help your kids collect the thing they will need: a pair of socks, a noise-maker (such as a shaker, musical instrument, or pot and spoon), something to wave (such as a ribbon, scarf, or tea towel), and a favourite cuddly toy, doll or puppet. Then, join Dantastic and Cheeky Monkey on an interactive, magical, musical adventure!
